I was watching our local PBS station this past weekend and to my surprise, I see Dr. Joel Fuhrman, the same Dr. that Joe Cross, director of Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, consulted on his quest for better health and weight loss. Randy and I watched Fat Sick and Nearly Dead (a documentary on achieving better health) just weeks ago. We were truly inspired by it and went on juice fasts of our own with positive results.

I mixed up this recipe for pineapple dressing to compliment our pineapple marinated, tender steak salad. Earlier in the week, I was searching for the best way to tenderize beef. I generally buy cheaper cuts of meat that need such tender attention. Anyway, to my surprise, I learned that one of the best, most simplest marinates to tenderize meat in is fresh pineapple juice – that’s it. Sweet!

Nopalea has been around for a couple years now, but I was just recently asked about if by a couple people so I figured it was high time to give it a look. Time to see what it’s all about and whether it actually works or if it’s just another clever marketing scam by blood sucking health predators. Let’s take a look…

This oatmeal cake recipe is anything but light and tastes DE-LISH! I like to bake treats for the family every so often, so when I ran across this recipe, I thought it would make a good, not so unhealthy treat. Plus now that the cooler fall season is here, it’s the perfect time to bake warm smells of brown sugar and nutmeg through out the house. Don’t you think?

Not long ago, I shared a post about my concerns about pesticides and an increasing desire to buy more organic foods. Unfortunately, the cost of organically grown foods can be high and out of reach for many of us – Randy and I included. Thus, I devised a plan to shop for organic foods that would fit into our budget.